Supreme Court of India

Narayanamurthy v. State of Karnataka and Anr.

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Reported as [2008] 8 S.C.R. 403

Bench S.B. Sinha and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.

Decided 13 May 2008

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated above, we are of the consid ered opinion that the evidence led by the prosecution in regard E to the involvement of A-1 in the death of Jagadeshwari is not proved beyond reasonable doubts by the prosecution, hence, the High Court was in error in basing conviction of A-1 on weak and slender evidence appearing against him.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: ss. 498A and 304-8 r. w. Evidence Act, 1872, s.1138- Conviction under-Dowry death-No evidence 8 to show that the deceased was ill-treated or harassed by ac- c cused-husband for not satisfying 'dowry demand' or there was demand of dowry 'soon before death' so as to compel her to commit suicide - Evidence of witnesses, inconsistent - Held: Conviction not proper-Even otherwise, mere evidence of cru elty and harassment not sufficient to bring in application of 0 s.3048 - It is to be established that 'soon before death' de ceased was subjected to cruelty or harassment by

Authorities it was built on

1973 Shivaji Sahebrao Bobade & Anr v. State of Maharashtra cited by 159
2007 State of Goa v. Sanjay Thakran and Anr. cited by 32
2005 Kamesh Panjiyar @ Kamlesh Panjiyar v. State of Bihar cited by 14
2003 Kaliyaperumal and Anr. v. State of Tamil Nadu cited by 10

Where later benches applied it

2015 Major Singh & Anr. v. State of Punjab relied on
2016 Satish Shetty v. State of Karnataka referred to
2015 Sher Singh @ Partapa v. State of Haryana referred to

Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to

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